Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-05

William Hollis, atwo-years convict from
| Macomb county, escaped by climbing over
| the wall of the pris'.l the other afternoon
| He begged a coat, took the railroad track
west and was caught by warden Hatch
| four miles out and brought back in about
two hours.
James Bailey. one of the pioneers OF
Oakland county and formerly pesident of
| the agricultural college died in Birming-
ham on the LIST inst, of old age after an
| illness of about two months lie was 81
| years 10 months old and leaves a wife and
| three children.
Mrs Eta Taylor of Berrien Springs
| has been awarded 2,S75 damages. Last
summer Daniel Hadly killed Mrs. Taylor s
| husband tn fight, and she claimed that
the liquor purchased at different saloons
| in the village contributed to cause the
| fight and his death.
The Central Michigan bee-keepers' as
ISOLATION met In Lansing the other day
and elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, j. Ashworth, Lansing; vice-presi-
dent, w. o. Wilson, Okemos; secretary,
w. A. Barnes, Dewitt; treasurer, n. V.
| GoodnOe, Lansing.
Delanson j. j. Sprague of Bronson,
WHO Has SuutTtu iOI Tie past eighteen
| months with Bright's disease, died on the
30th ult., aged SO years. Mr.. Sprague
was recognized everywhere as the oldest
/ member of the q. A. r., as well as of the
Masonic lodge, in Michigan.
Louis Sands and f, r Davies of Man
istee, and Fitch Phelps of Big Rapids, as
arbitrator, awarded 1900 to Swan Ben
son and 81, 900 to Jacob Hanson. as ad-
ministrators of the estate of Otto Benson
and Anton Hanson, who were killed on
Peters Manistee Il Luther railroad last
summer.
Maud Hare, Mary Mcdonald and Jessie
Gillett, were riding on ore cars in the
Ileca mine, when the cables snapped.
Maud Hare had her head cut entirely Off
| under the wheels and Mary Mcdonald had
both limbs cut off. Miss Gillett saved her
self. This makes four women killed in
the county in less than week.
Work on the st. Clair river tunnel Is at
a standstill on both sides of the river.
The water on the Canadian side interfered
with the work, and steam pumps will be
placed I'm position. Mr.. Thomas, who has
been the superintendent of the work up to
the present, has been transferred to Gin
cinnati, and a son of Gen. SOOy smith, the
contractor, has taken charge. Brick in
stead of wood will be used for the con-
stuction of the arches.
The examination of Clark III. Thomas
on charge of conspiracy with Walter &.
Cole to kill the old man Davis of Cold
water, in order to realize on an insurance
held on the old mans life, has taken a
queer turn. Cole now swears that he new
er had any talk with Thomas about killing
Davis and has been arrested for perjury.
Public sentiment is drifting in Thomas
direction.
The examination of Zina Buck of Ypsi-
lanti, and Eugene Brown of Howell, on
charge of beguiling grangers into
giving promissory notes in eX-
change for bonds Of the bohemian oat
and cereal company" resulted at Vassar
in both being held for trial at the May
term of the circuit court. They gave bail
in 81. 900 each and went their way. An
other votary of the cereal, named Hess,
was arrested in the southern part of the
state. brought TO Caro-, and lodged i'm Jail
in default of ball. Several suits OH the
notes are also in progress, and lawyers are
In clover over the matter.